tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post5198017154470994752..comments2023-11-07T06:56:59.563-05:00Comments on Ann Arbor Schools Musings: Policy Perspective: Share the DataRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-62006481992473451472012-04-25T14:07:55.496-04:002012-04-25T14:07:55.496-04:00Sorry anon4, if this wasn't completely clear--...Sorry anon4, if this wasn't completely clear--the proposals are to CAP class sizes so they can't go above a certain size.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-45840707184787945622012-04-25T07:50:56.390-04:002012-04-25T07:50:56.390-04:00I think you are completely correct about Pat Lesko...I think you are completely correct about Pat Lesko missing the real story, which was how nontransparent the district was with the data.<br />I don't think mandating class size will help too much. I don't know anyone who thinks a big class is easy or the a goal to aspire to. Kids get lost in the crowd that way, and that's no good.<br /> Big classes are currently driven by budget shortfalls and union contracts, where someone loses a job before the rest take pay cuts. Do we wait until times are good again before class sizes go down? I don't like that answer myself.anon4noreply@blogger.com